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Last Published April 11, 2019 10:32 AM April 12, 2019 06:03 AM
Study Withdrawn No
Intervention Completion Date February 28, 2017
Data Collection Complete Yes
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) 945 entrepreneurs
Was attrition correlated with treatment status? Yes
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations 691 (3-month follow-up), 562 (12-month follow-up)
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms 217 control, 237 soft-skills training, 237 combined training (3-month follow-up) 185 control, 194 soft-skills training, 183 combined training (12-month follow-up)
Is there a restricted access data set available on request? Yes
Restricted Data Contact [email protected]
Program Files No
Data Collection Completion Date June 15, 2018
Is data available for public use? No
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Papers

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Paper Abstract A randomized control trial with 945 entrepreneurs in Jamaica shows positive short-term impacts of soft-skills training on business outcomes. The effects are concentrated among men, and disappear twelve months after the training. We argue that the main channel is increased adoption of recommended business practices, exclusively observed in the short run. We see persistent effects on an incentivized behavioral measure of perseverance after setbacks, a focus of this training. We compare a course focused only on soft-skills to one that combines soft-skills training with traditional business training. The effects of the combined training are never statistically significant.
Paper Citation Ubfal et al. (2019) "The Impact of Soft-Skills Training for Entrepreneurs in Jamaica."
Paper URL http://bit.do/eN33P
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